# Events & Things To Do In Leicester on 1st May 2026

- **Subtitle**: Discover the best events and activities in Leicester on 1st May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.
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## About

Discover the best events and activities in Leicester on 1st May 2026. From live concerts to art exhibitions, find the perfect thing to do for an unforgettable day out.

## Events in Leicester

- **Event Name**: Festival2Funky 2026
  - **Description**: Festival2Funky 2026Dates: Fri 1st - Sun 3rd May Venue: 2Funky Complex, 23 New Park Street, Leicester, LE3 5NH
Festival2Funky is our annual 3-day celebration of Black music, arts and culture. See below for the full programme of events and tickets.
PROGRAMM
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 05:00 pm – Mon May 04 2026 at 03:00 am (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/festival2funky-2026/3600029644032736
  - **Venue**: 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester
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  - **Categories**: Art, Festivals, Workshops, literary-art, Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Man in the Mirror
  - **Description**: Join us for a Thriller of an evening, as we celebrate the legendary music of the King of Pop.

This is the Man in the Mirror – The brand new must-see, electrifying tribute concert to Michael Jackson.

Starring CJ, one of the world’s greatest Michael Jacks
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 150
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 07:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/man-in-the-mirror/200028122588211
  - **Venue**: De Montfort Hall
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, music, concerts, performances, workshops, art, live-music
- **Event Name**: Circus Extreme - Leicester
  - **Description**: IT'S BACK & IT'S BIGGER & BETTER THAN EVER!!! THE 'WORLD'S MOST EXCITING CIRCUS IS BACK' FOR 2026!!!About this EventCIRCUS EXTREME PRESENTS: “ROCK IT OUT” – A GROUNDBREAKING NEW SHOW FUSING LIVE ROCK MUSIC AND DEA
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/circus-extreme-leicester/100001985283232591
  - **Venue**: Victoria Park
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  - **Price**: GBP 12 to 38
  - **Categories**: entertainment, music, live-music, performances, workshops, art, theatre, concerts, sports, comedy, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Four Seasons and The Lark Ascending by Candlelight - 1st May, Leicester
  - **Description**: Experience the ultimate classical masterpiece performed in a stunning Candlelit setting.About this EventMozart - Marriage of Figaro Overture
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri May 01 2026 at 09:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/four-seasons-and-the-lark-ascending-by-candlelight-1st-may-leicester/100001742320550669
  - **Venue**: Leicester Cathedral
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  - **Price**: GBP 28 to 51
  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts, candlelight-concerts, workshops, live-music
- **Event Name**: Hysterical Hysteria
  - **Description**: A chaotic, feminist night of performance exploring rage, comedy, grotesquerie, sexiness, queerness, gender, and identity!About this EventJoin us for Hysterical Hysteria: a night celebrating unruly creativity, bold
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri May 01 2026 at 09:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/hysterical-hysteria/100001986074549441
  - **Venue**: LCB Depot
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: Art, comedy
- **Event Name**: Healing Childhood Wounds: A 10 week Trauma Recovery Programme for Women
  - **Description**: A small therapeutic group for women (maximum 12 participants). Understanding trauma responses, inner child healing and emotional resilience.About this EventUnderstanding the past, healing the present, and
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 11:30 am – Fri May 01 2026 at 01:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/healing-childhood-wounds-a-10-week-trauma-recovery-programme-for-women/100001984572217927
  - **Venue**: Therapy Lounge Collective Ltd (previously Rutland House Counselling and Psychotherapy)
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  - **Price**: GBP 600
- **Event Name**: Feet to the Beat
  - **Description**: No races, no coaching, no running against the clock. Just pure vibes and a slow run for run around Everards Meadows.About this EventDitch the stopwatch and the pressure, join The Bodie Hodges Foundation for a free, slow s
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri Sep 04 2026 at 08:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/feet-to-the-beat/100001986523933561
  - **Venue**: Everards Meadows
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: Sports, Workshops
- **Event Name**: Speed Dating & Singles Events Leicester | Events Throughout The Month | Various Age Groups
  - **Description**: With over 20 years experience in the dating & singles event scene, Fastlove Speed Dating has perfected the art of connecting people; meet and mingle with other eligible singles in Leicester.

We have events in Leicester happening throughout the month
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    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri May 01 2026 at 10:30 pm (+01:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/speed-dating-and-singles-events-leicester-|-events-throughout-the-month-|-various-age-groups/200029796021456
  - **Venue**: Leicester City Centre
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  - **Categories**: Parties, Meetups, Art, Entertainment
- **Event Name**: Some Antics Slam @ Festival2Funky 2026
  - **Description**: Festival2Funky 2026 Presents:Some Antics Slam & Workshop Ft. Jah Digga
Venue: 2Funky GardenDate: Friday 1st May 202618+

Headline - Jah DiggaJah Digga is a UK rapper and poet from Nottingham, known for his sharp lyricism and soulful storytelling.
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri May 01 2026 at 09:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/some-antics-slam-festival2funky-2026/3600029786502520
  - **Venue**: 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester
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  - **Categories**: Art, literary-art, Workshops, Music, Entertainment, Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Festival2Funky Launch 2026
  - **Description**: Festival2Funky 2026 PresentsFESTIVAL2FUNKY LAUNCH
HeadlinerHOUSE GOSPEL CHOIR
House Gospel Choir’s DJ Set blends euphoric gospel harmonies with heavyweight housegrooves. From Ibiza to Berlin, a BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix, and collabs with Will Clarke,Floor
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri May 01 2026 at 10:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/festival2funky-launch-2026/3600029665062216
  - **Venue**: 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester
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  - **Categories**: Music, Art, Entertainment, Nonprofit
- **Event Name**: Full Moon sound bath and cacao ceremony
  - **Description**: Cacao ceremony with a guided meditation. Sound bath and releasing visualisation
  - **Date**: Fri May 01 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri May 01 2026 at 09:00 pm (+00:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/full-moon-sound-bath-and-cacao-ceremony/300042080691
  - **Venue**: Co Op Sports And Social Club
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  - **Categories**: health-wellness, meditation

## Trending Events in Leicester

- **Event Name**: MVT Fundraiser Leicester @ Firebug
  - **Description**: Join us at the Firebug Leicester for a grassroots acoustic special raising money for the MVT.Hi, I'm Charlie Smith, an Alternative Acoustic artist from Hampshire, UK. In April, I will be embarking on my spring tour, fundraising for
  - **Venue**: Firebug
  - **Banner**: https://cdn2.allevents.in/thumbs/thumb69a0ac67d951f.jpg
- **Event Name**: Jethro Tull in Leicester
  - **Description**: 🎤 Experience Jethro Tull Live at De Montfort Hall on Tuesday, May 5, 2026! 🎤
The countdown has begun! Jethro Tull is taking over De Montfort Hall on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, and with hits like
  - **Venue**: De Montfort Hall
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- **Event Name**: The Park Series presents MADNESS
  - **Description**: Madness are coming to Abbey Park, Leicester on Saturday 13th June as part of their Hits Parade Summer Showtime show!ArtistsMadness
  - **Venue**: Abbey Park
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- **Event Name**: ARMAGEDDON XL
  - **Description**: MDA Events and MODUS sports are proud and excited to announce ARMAGEDDON XL May 8th 2026 

ARMAGEDDON XL 

Luke Littler

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Adrian Lewis

Stephen Bunting

Simon Whitlock 

In the fanzone 

John Part 

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Glen Durrant 



Ticket
  - **Venue**: Mattioli Arena Leicester
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- **Event Name**: Derren Brown - Only Human
  - **Description**: Prepare to be astonished!

The multi-award-winning master of mind control and psychological illusion, Derren Brown, returns to De Montfort Hall with his brand new live show, Only Human.

The content of Only Human is still under wraps, but we can guarantee
  - **Venue**: De Montfort Hall
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- **Event Name**: Lord of the Dance
  - **Description**: Lord of the Dance, the global phenomenon that redefined Irish dance, is set to return to the United Kingdom in 2026 to celebrate its 30th Anniversary with an extraordinary new tour. This milestone event promises to be a grand celebration of the production
  - **Venue**: De Montfort Hall
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- **Event Name**: Park Series Leicester - Aitch
  - **Description**: ⭐ Park Series Leicester  returns in June 2026. One of the UK’s biggest rap stars, Aitch has racked up multiple UK Top 10 hits, platinum-selling singles, and era-defining anthems that dominate charts, clubs, and festival stages across the country. He’s bri
  - **Venue**: Abbey Park
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- **Event Name**: Aisling Bea - Older Than Jesus
  - **Description**: BAFTA and British Comedy Award-winning Irish stand-up Aisling Bea is finally hitting the road.

With tales of travel, home, immigration, history, sex, babies, music, lovers and enemies.

She will even answer your big life questions. It's not about the des
  - **Venue**: De Montfort Hall
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- **Event Name**: Up Close With The Blues In The Upstairs Room @ The Globe, Leicester
  - **Description**: A Super-Intimate Smash Hit Show, Giving  An Unforgettable Soul-Filled & Fun Night Out. Stars a World Leading  Singer, Musician & EntertainerAbout this EventWitnessing celebrated international blues star Giles Robs
  - **Venue**: The Globe - Pub & Kitchen
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top events in Leicester?
  - **A:** Festival2Funky 2026 (Fri May 01 2026 at 05:00 pm at 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester), Man in the Mirror (Fri May 01 2026 at 07:30 pm at De Montfort Hall), Circus Extreme - Leicester (Fri May 01 2026 at Victoria Park), Four Seasons and The Lark Ascending by Candlelight - 1st May, Leicester (Fri May 01 2026 at 07:30 pm at Leicester Cathedral), Hysterical Hysteria (Fri May 01 2026 at 06:30 pm at LCB Depot).
- **Q**: What are the top free events in Leicester?
  - **A:** Hysterical Hysteria (Fri May 01 2026 at 06:30 pm at LCB Depot), Feet to the Beat (Fri May 01 2026 at 06:30 pm at Everards Meadows).
- **Q**: How can I find events in Leicester?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming events in Leicester on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for events in Leicester?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for events in Leicester?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting events in Leicester include 2Funky Complex - Music & Event Venue Leicester, De Montfort Hall, Victoria Park.
- **Q**: What is the price range for events in Leicester?
  - **A:** Prices for events in Leicester range from GBP 12 to GBP 600. Many events also offer free entry.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for events in Leicester?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting events in Leicester include The Pulse Hub, De Montfort Hall, Extreme Stunt Show Ltd.
- **Q**: Are there any online events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new events in Leicester?
  - **A:** Follow the  category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new events are listed in Leicester.

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